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Re:Harnessing America's Heat Pump Moment by prasadjoglekar on Saturday October 25, 2025 @12:15AM (#45701320)
This. The quotes I got for a single 2 ton heat pump with a oil backup ranged from $15K to $45K.

It's insane and really made me look into the DIY installs. Even if I broke 2 of those it would still be cheaper than one professional one.

Solar install is another scam. All those companies want to steer you into a PPA rather than let you buy panels.

Re:Harnessing America's Heat Pump Moment by ricardobayes on Saturday October 25, 2025 @02:29AM (#45701738)
Yup, got similar quotes. I'm really not going to pay that for a day's work (2 people). The price difference over installing A/C is staggering and don't know where it comes from.
Re:Harnessing America's Heat Pump Moment by coffeebeqn on Saturday October 25, 2025 @10:04AM (#45704011)
That is insane. I paid 1000EUR for an install on two floors (two indoor units) plus a few hundred for extra copper pipe not included in the quote. Took two guys about 7h. At least an hour of that was figuring out how to get power to the unit with a big enough fuse (my bad)